Courts & Crime

The New Year will bring some changes to the North Oldham Fire Department.

Beginning Jan. 1, the NOFD will be going from a volunteer and paid staff to one paid crew to provide both day and night fire protection coverage, according to Chief Tim Conway.

“Over the years our qualified volunteer numbers have dwindled and participation levels of many of our volunteers has gotten sparse,” Conway said. “We are not providing the fire protection coverage our taxpayers deserve.”

La Grange Police are searching for a car involved in a hit and run accident at the Interstate 71 intersection.

According to police, a red Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4, late 1990s or early 2000s model, was involved in the accident around 12:30 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of First Street and I-71 in La Grange.

Police said the vehicle in question has stickers on the rear window, including a white oval-shaped one. According to police, the Grand Cherokee struck another vehicle with three female occupants, one of which was pregnant.

Dana L. Terhune – two counts of complicity to promoting contraband in the first degree, one count of official misconduct in the first degree, one count of unlawful access to computer in the fourth degree.

Cheryl Moore – one count of theft by unlawful taking or disposition over $500.

Two men who allegedly robbed the Thornton’s in Buckner have been indicted on charges related to that incident.

Douglass A. Orr, 28, of Pleasureville, was indicted on charges of first degree robbery, first degree assault and receiving stolen property, firearm, in relation to the armed robbery of the gas station on Oct. 16.

A Pewee Valley woman accused of murder will once again see her trial date on that and other charges moved.

Gail Kelley is charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence and being a persistent felony offender in regards to the death of Michael T. Evans, her boyfriend at the time. According to police records, Kelley allegedly struck Evans in the head with a hatchet on July 6, 2013 and then tried to hide the hatchet in a towel.